History of Wellington

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Wellington, our capital city and home of Zealandia wildlife sanctuary is culturally rich. Explore the Māori myth behind Poneke and its landmarks, — like the Beehive, Te Papa, harbour and cable car, as well as historical events. SCIS no. 1836276

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Oriental Parade,Wellington

Oriental Parade, Wellington, March 1960

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German prisoners of war on Somes Island in Wellington Harbour

German prisoners of war, on Somes Island

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Wellington wind

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Old Wellington

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Wellington

[Mallitte, Howard Leon?], 1910-1979: Cities of New Zealand. Wellington. New Zealand life and scenes - Number Seven. [1950s]

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1960s Willis Street

Willis Street, Wellington

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Wellington motorway

Aerial view of Wellington Urban Motorway under construction

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Interior of Suzy's Coffee Bar, Willis Street, Wellington

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The Terrace in 1970

Streetscape, The Terrace, Wellington

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Rugby sevens cartoon

"Who won?" "Who won WHAT?" 9 February, 2005

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Commuters at Wellington Railway Station

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Zealandia sanctuary

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Wellington Harbour

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Easter service, Mount Victoria

Easter service, Mount Victoria, Wellington

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Crowd on VE day

Crowd on VE Day, Wellington

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Queens Wharf in 1885

Burton Brothers (Dunedin), 1868-1898 :Overlooking Queens Wharf in Wellington

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Wellington commuters, 2011

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The 1855 Wellington earthquake

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Hurricanes’ parade

Hurricanes Parade

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Wellington 1950s

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New Zealand centennial exhibition

New Zealand Centennial Exhibition [Wellington]. Special souvenir [cover. 1940].

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Victoria University

Creator unknown: Photographic postcard of Victoria University College, Wellington

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Postcard. Wellington from the Terrace. G & G series, no. 116. Printed in Berlin. [1904-1914].

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Controversial wind farm at Makara

Controversial wind farm opens at Makara

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Beatles fans at a Wellington concert

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World War Two air raid shelter

Air raid shelter in Parliament grounds, Wellington

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Absolutely Positively Wellington

"Absolutely Positively Wellington" banner on the Beehive - Photograph taken by Mark Coote

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150 capital years for Wellington

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Tana Umaga

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Troopship ‘Aquitania’

Troopship Aquitania

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Wellington

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

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Wellington nightclubs in the 1980s

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Te Āti Awa of Wellington

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Weta workshop

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Wellington's cable car

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Wellington poem

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History of the Hurricanes

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Māori history of the greater Wellington region

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Ngāti Pōneke performers

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Image: Ward, Louis Ernest, 1866-1938: Sketch plan. Showing the Original Sections sold by Ballot in London July 29th 1839; The Original Purchasers and Claimants, or subsequent Owners (in parenthesis) Compiled by Louis E. Ward from T H Fitzgerald's Survey. 1840

Early Wellington sections for sale

Ward, Louis Ernest, 1866-1938: Sketch plan. Showing the Original Sections sold by Ballot in London July 29th 1839; The Original Purchasers and Clai...

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The Terrace, Wellington

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Wellington city

View of Wellington city

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1960s Kelburn cable car

Kelburn Cable Car, Wellington, N.Z. Colourchrome series W.T. 361, printed by Whitcombe and Tombs Ltd for the Felicity Card Co. Ltd

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1848 earthquake damage

[Park, Robert] 1812-1870. Attributed works :[Sketches showing the damage to buildings sustained in the 1848 Wellington earthquake] 1848

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Centennial Exhibition poster

[Mitchell, Leonard Cornwall], 1901-1971 :New Zealand Centennial Exhibition Wellington, Nov. 1939 - May 1940. [Sticker. 1939].

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Troll at the Weta Cave

Weta Cave, Miramar, Wellington, October 2013

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Wellington electric train unit

New Zealand Railways :Inauguration of electric multiple unit service, Wellington-Johnsonville line, 2nd July, 1938. [Invitation cover].

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Aerial view of Wellington harbour

[Heaphy, Charles] 1820-1881 :Birdseye view of Port Nicholson, in New Zealand, shewing the site of the town of Wellington, the river and valley of t...

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The Wahine shipwreck

Wahine shipwreck from deck of Aramoana

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The Beatles in Wellington

The Beatles at Wellington Airport during their New Zealand tour

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World War One soldiers in Wellington

World War One soldiers ready for departure at the railyards, Wellington

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Building and grounds

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Katherine Mansfield’s house & garden

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Wellington

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Plans for Matiu Island in Wellington Harbour

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Ngā Pakanga o Aotearoa | The New Zealand Wars in Wellington

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Pukeau National War Memorial Park

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Mt. Kaukau

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The 1913 strike in Wellington

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You can't beat Wellington (on a good day.)

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Anti-Vietnam War protests

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Wellington beggars

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Wellington statistics

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Matiu/Somes Island in Wellington Harbour

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Wellington café culture

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Wellington Museum

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Wellington’s Central Park

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Wellington fault

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Wellington earthquake

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Historic Wellington

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Te Papa

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Wellington’s taniwha

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Fat Freddy's Drop - 'Bays'

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Capital city

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Guide & factsheet

He Tohu

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Cuba Street

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Wellington writer’s walk

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US Marines at Oriental Bay

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Wellington City

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Wellington Botanic garden

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Pukeahu National War Memorial Park

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Historic Wellington landmarks

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Wellington by artists

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Landmarks in Wellington

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WOW event

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The Hurricanes

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Nga Tupuna o Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington Harbour)

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New Zealand History

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War in Wellington and Whanganui 1845-47

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Cook Strait Rail Ferries Wellington - Picton New Zealand

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City lights, 1960s

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The Beehive - Concept and Function

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